Politics

4/4. Please read the full article @PolStudiesAssoc @SageJournals journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02…

3/4. The article argues that memes and online humour are not trivial. They are important vehicles of digital militarism, shaping how power, security, and militarist narratives circulate in the digital age.

1/4 📢New publication “Peace is brat: NATO, digital militarism, and the absurd” by Luise Bendfeldt What happens when a military alliance joins internet meme culture? The article explores NATO’s brat summer “peace” post and what it reveals about digital militarism @PolStudiesAssoc

4/4. Recognising commuter students’ specific needs helps reduce awarding and experience gaps and strengthens inclusive education for all learners. @PolStudiesAssoc Please read the article: tinyurl.com/4v5cxzsb

3/4. It provides practical examples of how Political Studies educators can embed support for commuter students directly into curriculum design advancing equity through teaching, assessment, and learning environments.

1/4. 📢New publication alert: We are thrilled to announce the publication of “Meeting the support needs of commuter students through the Political Studies curriculum” by Susan Kenyon. @PolStudiesAssoc @SageJournals

4/4. Please read the full article: @PolStudiesAssoc @SageJournals tinyurl.com/4nmumh9t

3/4. Though now absent from official discourse, Global Britain lives on as a geopolitical imaginary revealing both the aspirations and limits of post-Brexit identity narratives. The issue also honours the late Agnès Alexandre-Collier, a much-missed colleague and scholar.

1/4. 📢New publication: “Global Britain: Imaginaries, identities, and ontological security” By Christopher Browning, Ben Wellings & Matteo Bonotti The article examines how “Global Britain” emerged after Brexit as a re-articulation of the UK’s place in the world @PolStudiesAssoc

4/4. Beside Hungary and Turkey, the framework travels also to cases like India, Serbia, and Georgia, offering new insights into populism, corruption, and authoritarian resilience. @PolStudiesAssoc @SageJournals Please read the full article: tinyurl.com/n9z74628

3/4. The authors identify three strategies: partisan (co-optation & loyalty), institutional (capture, repression, legal manipulation), and discursive (delegitimising opponents & reframing accusations). These strategies shift as regimes consolidate power.

1/4. New publication: "Populist resilience to corruption: Institutional, partisan, and discursive strategies in Hungary and Turkey", by Digdem Soyaltin-Colella & Robert Csehi How do populist leaders survive corruption scandals, and stay in power? @PolStudiesAssoc @SageJournals

4/4. Rather than adding bolt-on employability content, optionality creates a productive symbiosis between learning and skills development, while offering additional pedagogical benefits. @PolStudiesAssoc @SageJournals Please read full article: tinyurl.com/2rz5fejf

3/4. Higher Education (and Political Studies in particular) has long struggled to embed employability. Not because skills aren’t developed, but because students often lack space to reflect on, recognise, and articulate those skills.

1/4.📢 New publication alert: We are thrilled to announce the publication of: “Skilful symbiosis: Optionality and employability in Political Studies assessment”, by Jeremy FG Moulton. @PolStudiesAssoc @SageJournals